Conductor Han-Na Chang: 'Music never offers just one answer'

by Thea Derks
14 May 201630 March 2022
8 min read
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‘Zij is de belichaming van de ongelooflijke lichtheid van het bestaan, beweeglijk, alert en precies op de tel.’ Aldus een criticus over de Koreaans-Amerikaanse dirigent Han-Na Chang (Suwon, 1982), die na haar debuut in 2007 zo’n beetje alle belangrijke orkesten leidde. In 2014 gooide ze hoge ogen tijdens de vermaarde BBC Proms met haar frisse opvatting van de Vijfde Symfonie van Tsjaikovski. Als we de kranten mogen geloven paart ze in haar interpretatie een ‘nietsontziende ritmische drive’ aan ‘...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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